[Asterisk-Users] Recommended places for beginner to start?

[Anthony Wood]

On Sun, Nov 02, 2003 at 05:56:02PM -0700, Matthew England wrote:
> (The list may get this msg twice; I originally sent it from the wrong email
> address, my apologies.  Moderator, if you can, please delete my original email
> submission from asterisk-users at mengland.net. Thanks.)
> 
> Hello-
> 
> Summary:
> 
> Can anyone recommend a place to start to learn how to create an Asterisk system
> given a basic Digium PCI card and some generic PC hardware?

I started with:

http://www.automated.it/guidetoasterisk.htm

probably low enough level for someone coming from a Windows admin background,
perfect for someone who has been in "Marketing Land" (anyone read Dilbert? :-)
for a while.

Enough to get up a demo system.

cheers,
Woody

> Details:
> 
> I plan to help a friend not familiar with Linux platforms load and evaluate a
> Digium/Asterisk system for business-development purposes.  A couple years ago I
> used to work as a Unix/Linux sw developer and sysadmin, but have been doing
> sales/marketing stuff since.
> 
> Where should I start to read about loading a system?  My friend apparently has
> a $100-flavor of Digium for eval purposes (can hook up to one external phone
> line, or so I'm told), but knows little else.  Since I've been the unix/linux
> geek in a past life, he came to me for assistance.
> 
> I downloaded the .pdf handbook, and their appeared to be a reference to a
> "downloading and installing" section, but I couldn't find any text/body that
> actual described this process.
> 
> Do I pick any linux flavor (presumably with compatible kernel) like RedHat/
> Debian/SuSE and load up the source/pkgs/rpms necessary and let 'er rip?  Will I
> get a phone switch/PBX (or whatever this is) going fairly easily, assuming I
> get my linux box/platform fired up ok?  Any gotchyas, tricks of the trade,
> things to know/worry about, etc?  Is this all contained in the .pdf handbook? 
> When I skimmed it, I didn't find anything that seemed to match up with a
> "installing for a rookie's" perspective like mine, but maybe I overlooked
> something.
> 
> I have yet to get my hands on the Digium hardware/docs/etc that my buddy
> ordered; maybe some answers/secrets/support-resources are in there?
> 
> I'm on vacation right now and am a little short on info, but before delving
> into this when I get back (probably starting around 11/5) I thought I would
> send out this note to the user list so that I might potentially save some time
> in research/pain before I start. 
> 
> Thanks for any help!
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-- 
Woody